Image quality management

Abstract

A communication system is configured to automatically adapt an image sequence in response to movement of a camera used to capture the image sequence. The adaptation includes a reduction in the data size of the image sequence and can occur in real-time as the image sequence is captured. The adaptation further includes restoration of the data size of the image in response to a reduction in movement of the camera. This approach allows for the communication of quality images shortly after movement of the has been reduced.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A mobile video recording device comprising:
 a camera configured to record video; 
 a motion sensor configured to detect movement of the video recording device; 
 a wireless output including an antenna and configured to communicate the video; 
 video transmission logic configured to reduce a data size of the video communicated via the wireless output, the reduction being in response to an output of the motion sensor and proportional to the output of the motion sensor, the output of the motion sensor being indicative that the video recording device is being moved; and 
 a microprocessor configured to execute at least the video transmission logic. 
 
     
     
       2. The device of  claim 1 , wherein the data size of the video is reduced by reducing a frame rate of the video. 
     
     
       3. The device of  claim 1 , wherein the data size of the video is reduced by reducing a resolution of the video. 
     
     
       4. The device of  claim 1 , wherein the data size of the video is reduced by changing a compression of the video. 
     
     
       5. The device of  claim 1 , wherein the data size of the video is reduced by changing frame types of the video. 
     
     
       6. The device of  claim 1 , wherein the data size of the video is reduced by changing a pixel depth of the video. 
     
     
       7. The device of  claim 1 , wherein the video transmission logic is configured to restore the data size of the video to a prior value in response to detecting that the video recording device has stopped moving. 
     
     
       8. The device of  claim 1 , wherein the reduction in data size of the video is of a magnitude configured to avoid a reduction of image quality according to protocols of a communication standard. 
     
     
       9. The device of  claim 1 , wherein the reduction in the data size of the video is further in response to an identity of a destination of the video. 
     
     
       10. The device of  claim 9 , wherein the destination is a customer relationship management system. 
     
     
       11. The device of  claim 1 , further comprising test logic configured to test a communication channel to detect a modification of the video at a bandwidth threshold of the communication channel. 
     
     
       12. A mobile video recording device comprising:
 a camera configured to record video; 
 a motion sensor configured to detect movement of the video recording device; 
 a wireless output including an antenna and configured to communicate the video; 
 video transmission logic configured to reduce a data size of the video communicated via the wireless output, the reduction being in response to an output of the motion sensor, the output of the motion sensor being indicative that the video recording device is being moved, 
 wherein the video transmission logic is further configured to communicate the video to a customer relationship management system such that a quality of the video following the detected movement is not reduced by the detected movement for more than 0.5 second; and 
 a microprocessor configured to execute at least the video transmission logic. 
 
     
     
       13. The device of  claim 12 , wherein the data size of the video is reduced by reducing a frame rate of the video. 
     
     
       14. The device of  claim 12 , wherein the data size of the video is reduced by reducing a resolution of the video. 
     
     
       15. The device of  claim 12 , wherein the data size of the video is reduced by changing a compression of the video. 
     
     
       16. The device of  claim 12 , wherein the data size of the video is reduced by changing frame types of the video. 
     
     
       17. The device of  claim 12 , wherein the data size of the video is reduced by changing a pixel depth of the video. 
     
     
       18. The device of  claim 12 , wherein the reduction is proportional to the output of the motion sensor. 
     
     
       19. The device of  claim 12 , wherein the video transmission logic is configured to restore the data size of the video to a prior value in response to detecting that the video recording device has stopped moving. 
     
     
       20. The device of  claim 12 , wherein the reduction in data size of the video is of a magnitude configured to avoid a reduction of image quality according to protocols of a communication standard. 
     
     
       21. The device of  claim 12 , wherein the reduction in the data size of the video is further in response to an identity of a destination of the video. 
     
     
       22. The device of  claim 12 , further comprising test logic configured to test a communication channel to detect a modification of the video at a bandwidth threshold of the communication channel. 
     
     
       23. A method of communicating video, the method comprising:
 capturing a sequence of images using a camera; 
 communicating the sequence of images to a remote destination via a wireless output; 
 detecting an increased movement of the camera while communicating the sequence of images; 
 reducing a data size of the sequence of images in response to the detected increased movement; 
 detecting a reduced movement of the camera while communicating the sequence of images; and 
 increasing the data size of the sequence of images in response to the detected decreased movement, wherein increasing the data size of the sequence of images is performed within two seconds of detecting the reduced movement. 
 
     
     
       24. The method of  claim 23  further comprising testing the response of a communication channel to an increase in data size communicated to the remote destination, the testing resulting in detection of modification of the sequence of images at a bandwidth threshold, wherein the step of reducing the data size is performed to keep the data size of the sequence of images below the bandwidth threshold. 
     
     
       25. The method of  claim 23 , wherein the data size of the sequence of images is reduced by reducing a frame rate at which the sequence of images is communicated. 
     
     
       26. The method of  claim 23 , wherein the data size of the sequence of images is reduced by reducing a resolution of images within the sequence of images is reduced.